Good News 1-30-13

“And the LORD came down…” Genesis 11:5 is an astounding passage, because God moved to help man-again. That’s right, again and again God has moved to run interference for man to provide a way of escape. Note that the unity mankind had was to their own failing, communion to elevate themselves not God. The Tower …

Good News:1-24-13

We can have life in Christ! When preaching and teaching about Adam and his character last evening, the truth “in Adam all die” was shared from I Corinthians 15:22, and the Lord impressed the hopelessness of mankind without Him. For you see the second part of that passage states “…even so in Christ shall all …

Vision Night 2013

This is a recap of what our Pastor’s vision for our church for this year.         Theme verse for 2013: Lamentations 3:23 “They are new every morning, Great is Thy Faithfulness.” General Ministry Goals Minister to the church through prayer, fasting, teaching, preaching and meditation on the Word. Minister to the community through …

What would be the BEST present for Christmas?

The very best present for Christmas is open for debate: really, think about it, everyone has their special “thing” they really want. As a grandparent, I have noticed a new escalated interest in gifts by my two oldest grandsons (4 and 2 years old) they are getting into the “present” i.e. gift thing. Just the …

The No Excuse Christmas

I often have people share excuses with me on why they don’t celebrate Christmas, it is sad really, they are missing out on real joy in the Lord! Nonetheless, they have bonded excuses on “why I just don’t do Christmas” and the thought came to me write a sermon on why there really aren’t any …

“Pastor, what do we do at church on Sundays?”

That was the question given to me by an eight-year-old boy riding to church with my wife and I for the first time ever on a Sunday morning. There were a couple of stark realizations contained in that inquiry. 1. As an eight year old, this young boy was going to experience Sunday School at …

Value in Sunday School?

There are some great life changing truths learned through Adult Bible Studies! Sunday School still has great value! I know that sounds trite, but it is nonetheless true. You open His Book and “Bam” a morsel of Heavenly Manna falls on your lap. Presently, our church at 9:45 AM on Sundays is concentrating on the book …

The Value of Summer Vacation Bible School

     If you were to put aside the neat little crafts, the enjoyable snack time, the Gospel centered songs and choruses, the fellowship with other Christians, the offerings collected for missionaries, the fun activity time, the enjoyable skits, the competition between two teams and you would still have a dynamic Gospel sermon that impacts …